The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17
Special MEETING Board Of Mississippi LaVGG Commissioners


The Boa met at its office the city Of Creenv loo pursuant
R meeting called 10 order by Commissioner Phelps who motion
It was moved bg Commissioner Scott and ue b, Commissioner Smith
that the bid August Cast Co of Louis printing bonds be
The petition Shelby against building
Mound iAndng and communication from T. Miller on the same subject
The Secretary and Treasu submitted balance sheet oJu 1887 which
%n ESv%He and found correct this 18th day Of September 1887
On motion Commissioner Nugn seconded by Commissioner Smith
Ordered that the location the Mound Landing evee nearest the river
be adopted upon the of the land Messrs ngo Co renqh
buildings damages executing proper
the occupied Levee said land
standing that for the present the line be constructed from the lower end
option of the Chief Engineer
for repair and enlargement work be ratified approved and confirmed Carried
the Chef Engineer be upon the execution Of the proper papers
the terms the reported the attorneys and himself made with
The Me Yerger Percy attorneys of the Board
the question submitted to them the last meeting then read and motion
fled and printed with the proceedings of this meeting
To THE HONORABLE BOARD MISSISSIPPI LEvEE COMMISSIONERS.
GENTE3NAt last session resolution adopted requesting
lst Whether there tax due lands the Iev Dis
2nd such tax due what should be taken to collect
against prevent recovery
We will endeayor to answer the foregoing seam and the sense IN
to explain as briefly possible the laws applicable
three kind taxes and County the 10 cents
s oa "T % @ s % s @ % % r @ % Sus en @ %e 3
Independently Of each other The sale for the 10 cent tax was required
May each and for the State and County tax for some was re-
year payers pay the
lie could State and County taxes and our cent tax and allow his
either of the others The required the land sold either ieves
pay State County party
redeemed either sv Board the State should account the Others for the
deed was executed the collector conveying the land to our Hoard a
purchase ia sale made the uang evee oard the same course
@ ur % % 3 IL % % BY SS which d' the %S @ wn conveyed to the State
similarly held by for redemption or sale
hands bonds issued by and those sold the Liquid
All Of lands which had been sold this Board and appeared on its
Board which said lands security have been
right money either tho State
$ them @ SsS @ % Sia M $ @ %f Ssns the s"s '% our 'Sss
taxes been sold to the the other Of them for taxes
for different nexca confusion necessarily In 1873 the eg
time abong the power of sale the Ivee requiring
all sales to be made to the state and aang and releasing all taxes yce taxes
eves Board by the state should the taxes of 1874 Were not not paid be sold
@ @ r h % m % st @ % II % of S % nd @ i'm IN this District that
held by either Board by the State aud delinquent
for the tax of 1874 sold the State Prior that time large amount Of
dng Board and the time for its redemption had expired There WAS was still
Gibbs by said Board subject
sale lands held by that Board under sales prior to that of 1873 the state
void and that the bondhd had fright to have such lands
sold bonds Accordingly that decree made by the
Kinds County cncey court directing its Commissioners Gwn and lenng
described land filed the ondhod
Iiqdng Board the purpose paying the
bonds Under this decree of about 100000 100000 OF land
lying in the Delta and partly this District have been made to great
numbers Individuals to ndcate and to the NJ r. Company
sold the Tung Board the 1868 to
valid then the under
Kinds County decree good e it, for they werena then
the State the title under the sale of 1875.
. in sections and mbdi
visions properly and legally made at
others Illegally So that each title particular pee
merits could whether the title
bad without special investigation to the special tract under con-
land
into validity the title to acquired from the udang evee Board or
into the rights this Board the particular tract The time necessary for
rather that desire upon
the relations and rights question generally
question We do not think there
this Board the lands sold under the
Kinds ncer court decree to the Railroad company and to ndv
the that the the Liquid
validity made although In instances owing to
records and cesness OF officials may be difficult
establish maintain their title 2nd Under the ac
all this land by the Auditor stricken from the
list by counties for
might be- Thus releasing claims OF the State
through the title of
shown that rights this Board could be worked
affecting the rights of this Board said
the bonds issued under the original incorporating
III this Board and they have all been paid off,
this Board dual character made
nand
and land continued force until all of its then
should be paid The last these paid ofn S and said
ceased by limitation law As Board for construction alone
exists supported by its cotton and a vaom tax
All lands which have been sold the State 1874 except the Liquid
ng Ievec lands mentioned eno and except those stricken IRON
said $780, and which held by it. which
X they sold when the one tax the oe
in dipose